Oil rises slightly as cautious traders absorb news

By Robert Grattan and Rhiannon Meyers, Houston Chronicle

September 25, 2015Updated: September 26, 2015 12:04am

Photo: Carolyn Van Houten /San Antonio Express-News

West Texas Intermediate rose 97 cents to $33.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the highest close since Jan. 6. Prices advanced 0.4 percent in February, the first monthly gain since October.

West Texas Intermediate rose 97 cents to $33.75 a barrel on the New...

U.S. oil prices rose modestly Friday, as drillers idled more rigs and the government reported that the U.S. economy grew at a stronger clip in the second quarter.

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